
Mets cough up early lead in crushing loss to rival Phillies
NY Post
PHILADELPHIA — The first rule of playing the Phillies, especially in their ballpark, is don’t get lulled to sleep after building an early lead.
Minus Francisco Lindor, the Mets still appeared in a comfortable place Saturday after jumping to a four-run advantage in the third inning.
But that was all for the Mets’ scoring, and the Phillies stormed through a door left ajar.
Reed Garrett got a tough out in the seventh inning, but couldn’t finish the job, surrendering a double to Cal Stevenson that scored the tying and go-ahead runs in the Mets’ 6-4 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












